NEW SOUTH WALES. . S?0 



The ordnance of the colony was increased on. 

 the arrival of the Walker by four iron twelve 

 pounders, and intelligence was brought that 

 coj per coin, to the amount of 5501. was put 

 on board the Porpoise,, and might be daily ex- 

 pected. Money would in its circulation most 

 certainly be attended with the greatest utility 

 to all the inhabitants of the colony in their se- 

 veral dealings ; and to prevent its being taken 

 out of the colony it might be marked. If by 

 the introduction of the coin, the lamentable 

 and nearly never to be forgiven crime of for- 

 gery, mould be avoided, it would indeed be an 

 event devoutly to be wished ; but in all human 

 probability, this crime, if expelled, would only 

 introduce the more general crime of manu- 

 facturing counterfeit money, for among the 

 many ingenious persons in the country it would 

 certainly be attempted. 



At the same time as the Walker, the Britannia 

 arrived from her last cruize, having perfected 

 her cargo of oil. 



A general complaint being made by the in- 

 habitants of Sydney concerning the quality of 

 the bread delivered to them, the Governor or- 

 dered a meeting of officers for the investigation 

 of it ; it appeared the bakers received the 

 wheat as issued, and engaged to give in return 

 a quantity of bread ; but, never having been 

 confined as to quality, returned loaves composed 

 of more chaff and bran than flour, which 

 made the convi&s very feelingly call them 

 '{ scrubbing brushes." The bakers were heard, 



